The Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM), with the sponsorship of Akbank and in cooperation with the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, hosts one of the 20th century’s most important artists and representative of the Surrealist movement Salvador Dalí in September of 2008.

The exhibition consists of a comprehensive retrospective of the works of Salvador Dalí; in addition to 270 works consisting of oil paintings, drawings and works of graphic art, a variety of manuscripts, photographs and other documents are included. The exhibition is also distinguished by the fact that it is the largest single exhibition ever organised outside Figueres exclusively with material from the Foundation’s collection. The exhibition can be viewed between 20 September 2008 and 01 February 2009.

Curator of the exhibition Montse Aguer Teixidor, stated that “For the first time we present Salvador Dalí in Istanbul as a unique, innovative, peculiar, brilliant and different artist. We wish to be able to bring the spirit of such museum, so everyone can understand and get a closer look at Dalí’s thinking, his obsessions, his iconography, and the dreamy and surrealist world of a universal, provocative and unique artist.”

Conferences and Gallery Talks

• 24.10.2009
  Salvador Dalí, His Life and Work
• 24.10.2009
  Dalí, the Writer
• 24.10.2009
  The Surrealist Adventure of Surrealism in Turkey
• 24.10.2009
  Salvador Dalí and Mass Culture
• 24.10.2009
  Salvador Dalí and Architecture: Buildings as Bodies
• 24.10.2009
  Surrealism and Dalí

Film Screenings

• 09.09.2009 - 01.11.2009
  The Mystery of Dalí
• 09.09.2009 - 01.11.2009
  On "An Andalusian Dog"
• 14.10.2009
  Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog)
• 14.10.2009
  L'Age D'Or (Age of Gold)
• 14.10.2009
  Spellbound
• 14.10.2009
  Destino (Destiny)
• 14.10.2009
  Chaos and Creation

Exhibition Related Events & Programs

• 09.09.2009 - 01.11.2009
  Neighbor Day
• 09.09.2009 - 01.11.2009
  Taxi Driver Day

• Salvador Dalí A Surrealist in Istanbul

İSalvador Dalí A Surrealist in Istanbul

Montse Aguer Teixidor, Ferit Edgü, Salvador Dalí

İstanbul, 2008

408 Pages

ISBN 978-975-8362-85-1

Dalí Exhibition Extended Until 1 February Due To Great Interest! The “Surrealist in Istanbul: Salvador Dalí” exhibition under the sponsorship of Akbank hosted by Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) has been extended until Sunday, 1 February 2009 due to the intense interest it has generated. To date, more than 160,000 art lovers have attended this exhibition organized in collaboration with the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation.

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Outstanding pieces of Dalí and Surrealism are in Istanbul at SSM sponsored by Akbank. Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) introduces A Surrealist in Istanbul: Salvador Dalí exhibition, sponsored by Akbank that celebrates its 60th year, which is organized in collaboration with Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation.

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"Salvador Dali: A Surrealist in Istanbul" at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum in September The Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM), with the sponsorship of Akbank and in cooperation with the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, is preparing to host one of the 20th century's most important artists and representative of the Surrealist movement Salvador Dalí in September of 2008.

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